my life as a nomad

back2work

it's been a very eventful past couple of days. a brief recap of the major events:

started back at work yesterday at the warehouse. it was actually really good to be back, see all the old familiar faces and get back to doing what i do best. i guess it's been a really beastly summer, with mandatory overtime practically every day, so they were really glad for the extra gelp even for just a couple weeks. on the other hand, i rediscovered just how horrendously horrible canned cat food smells if it gets opened in the summer heat... all it takes is a couple hours after a can gets broken or damaged, and there's maggots and flies and this putrid smell that melts your nose hairs. i'm a little stiff and sore after my first couple days back, which is to be expected... especially considering how much you lift and walk in an average day (usually somewhere around 20-25 tons and 15 miles). even though i didn't miss the place one iota, it does feel good to be back

upon leaving work yesterday, my car told me i needed to add some antifreeze (the beautiful thing about saabs is they let you know when they need something). so i sloshed a bit in the reserve tank, headed towards home, and had gotten maybe a quarter mile down the road when the light went on again. i pulled over, opened the hood, and there was antifreeze everywhere. turns out the hose i got replaced while at camp sprung a major leak. aargh. so i got it towed to the mechanic, who diagnosed the car and ordered the part toay, and it should be back up and running tomorrow. but it's made getting to and from work a major inconvenience. my folks have been gracious enough to help me out with rides, but they both leave for work much earlier than i usually do, which means i'm getting up far earlier than i'd ordinarily care to both today and tomorrow. oh well... could be worse. i actually was really grateful that it happened when it did. because if that had happened last week while i was doing all that driving, it would have been an even bigger hassle and inconvenience.

i'm one of "those people" now... i got a cell phone yesterday. i'm not a huge fan of them, but i finally became convinced of their advantages and decided to bite the bullet and go against my grain. it's already proved it's convenience several times over (what with the whole car snafu), and i got a pretty sweet phone for a decent price and the type of plan i was looking for. i'd highlight the details except for the fact that cell phones are old news to pretty everyone in the world except for me, so i'll spare you the details. i am on cingular, though, so if they're you're service provider also we can talk for free anytime you want. because i know there's just oodles of people out there dying to talk to me... riiight. anyhow, drop me an e-mail if you want the number, or don't if you don't



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posted by Patrick @ 7:20 PM